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Hi Joey, Was at Good Harbor Beach this morning watching truck after truck coming in to dump snow. They were running out of room and had to call in a front end loader and an excavator. Don’t know how he got on top of that pile but he did. Running the excavator is Charlie Nugent, a local lobsterman. Bill Nugent was in the front end loader, pushing the snow to Charlie so he good push it to the back of the pile. It was interesting to watch all that was going on. Feel free to share these pics.Thanks,Shelley Nugent

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Students at West Parish, Beeman, and East Gloucester Schools had an awesome time harvesting veggies and doing other harvest activities with the Backyard Growers Program last week. The children harvested a combined total of 272 lbs. of produce!Veterans School Harvest Day is coming up this Wednesday, and Plum Cove School did their harvest over a series of days. We’ll update you on these schools soon!Three of the schools–West Parish, East Gloucester, and Plum Cove–incorporated the fresh fall veggies, including carrots, beets, potatoes, and squash, into the school lunch program. Yum!

Thanks to all of the children, parents, teachers, and school staff who made Harvest Days a success!

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Dear Joey, Barb Silberman asked that I send along some photos from Block Party at the Sargent House Museum. This was a big night for us because this was the first time Judith Sargent Murray’s plays have returned to life after 200 years. North Shore Folklore Theatre, Co. made this possible by performing Act 5 of "the Traveller Returned" (1796). To round out the evening, we had some folks in costume, catered supper picnic boxes from Beach Gourmet, and historic lawn games. Thanks, Joey! -Kimberlee

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Hi Joey, I am sure you are inundated with windmill photos, but I took these this evening (11.23). I only had my little point and shoot camera, but it did ok capturing the windmill being built now. I thought it was great that they have a stand with markers for people to use to sign the blades. Amazing to get up close to one of the 45 meter blades. And to think this one is smaller than the one at Varian. M.A. Barker

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You may wake up and think that this thing is no big deal. Just be aware that the big time winds won’t be here til this afternoon. 70MPH SUSTAINED winds which won’t be here til later today are damaging.

Fifth graders from the West Parish School took a field trip aboard the Thomas E. Lannon on Tuesday, Oct. 2. All third- and fifth-graders in the Gloucester Schools get the experience, which is funded in part by the City’s Community Development Block Grant Program and in part by each schools PTO. In addition to a two-hour cruise, the youngsters also spend part of their day visiting the Cape Ann Museum to learn about our city’s cultural history.

In photo below, Tom Ellis, skipper of the Lannon, instructs the youngsters in proper shipboard behavior prior to leaving the dock.

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Hi Joey, A few pics from our HAT Gala last Friday Aug.17 at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck…what a place we live in, what an amazing community project we’re building, and what a blast we had!! Thank to so many friends, neighbors, and newcomers who came to celebrate Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Cultural District designation and generously contributed to the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Building Fund. Thanks to all, and stay tuned as this community-wide project takes flight!! Check out the Calendar at www.rockyneckartcolony.org and sign up for our weekly newsletter to keep up with The Center’s events.. Best to you, Karen

Last Sunday I received a call from Ramona Latham at the Cape Ann Discovery Center (Ravenswood). She told me that a Barred Owl had set up a nest for her babies in one of the treetops. While I was snapping photos of the baby owls, the Mama* owl stopped by with lunch for her children. A nice plump snake! I have never seen an owl in real life, so this bit of luck was a special treat. Some quick facts about the barred owl:

· Commonly referred to as a “Hoot Owl.” Listen to its call here: http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Song/h3680so.mp3· A Barred Owl’s wingspan can reach 44 inches. · They typically hunt at night or at dusk by sitting on a high perch, looking and listening for prey, which they catch with a short flight or drop to the ground. · Adult Barred Owls swallow their prey whole. Their stomach acids digest the soft parts, and then they regurgitate a pellet containing the bones and hair. · Barred Owls sometimes go fishing. They will wade knee-deep in water and catch fish with their feet. · Barred Owls generally live alone except when mating or raising young, and are known to find the same mate every year.

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Thank you for your excellent coverage of the Lanesville Music Festival last week. We appreciate it! We had a great day, with beautiful weather, fabulous music, great food and fine people (and dogs!). Our day included initiating our beloved mayor as an official "Lanesvillain." I’m attaching pics of some of the highlights.

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As long as supplies last if any GMG folks want a bumper sticker but can't drop down the dock, just send a self addressed and stamped envelope longer then 7 and a half inches and I'll drop one in the mail for you.

Send the self addressed and stamped envelope to the dock at 95 East Main St Gloucester Ma 01930 care of Joey (put my name in big letters to make sure it gets to me)